又稱桐木關小種/星村小種,世界上較早的紅茶,亦稱紅茶鼻祖,用松針或松柴熏制而成,茶葉呈灰黑色但茶湯為深琥珀色
正山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong),又(you)稱(cheng)(cheng)拉(la)普山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong),屬紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)類(lei),與人工小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)合稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)。開(kai)創于(yu)福(fu)(fu)建省崇安縣(xian)(1989崇安撤(che)縣(xian)設(she)市(shi),更名為(wei)(wei)(wei)武夷山(shan)市(shi))桐木(mu)地(di)區。是(shi)世界上(shang)較(jiao)早的(de)紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha),亦稱(cheng)(cheng)紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)鼻祖,至今已經有400多(duo)年(nian)的(de)歷史(shi),由(you)福(fu)(fu)建武夷山(shan)深(shen)處(chu)當地(di)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)農(nong)于(yu)明朝中后(hou)期(qi)機(ji)緣之下創制(zhi)而(er)成(cheng)。后(hou)來在(zai)正山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)的(de)基(ji)礎(chu)上(shang)發展了工夫紅茶(cha)(cha)(cha)。歷史(shi)上(shang)該茶(cha)(cha)(cha)以星村(cun)為(wei)(wei)(wei)集散地(di),故又(you)稱(cheng)(cheng)星村(cun)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)。鴉片戰(zhan)爭后(hou),帝國(guo)主義入侵,國(guo)內外茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)市(shi)場競爭激烈,出現(xian)正山(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)與外山(shan)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)之爭,正山(shan)含有正統之意,因此得(de)名。茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)是(shi)用松針或(huo)松柴熏制(zhi)而(er)成(cheng),有著非常濃烈的(de)香味。因為(wei)(wei)(wei)熏制(zhi)的(de)原(yuan)因,茶(cha)(cha)(cha)葉(xie)呈灰黑色(se),但茶(cha)(cha)(cha)湯為(wei)(wei)(wei)深(shen)琥珀色(se)。正山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)產(chan)地(di)在(zai)福(fu)(fu)建省武夷山(shan)市(shi),受原(yuan)產(chan)地(di)保護(hu)。
“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”紅茶(cha)一詞(ci)在歐洲較早稱(cheng) WUYI BOHEA,其中WUYI 是武夷的諧(xie)音;在歐洲(英國)它是中國茶(cha)的象征,后因貿易繁榮,當(dang)地(di)人(ren)為區別其它假(jia)冒的小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)紅茶(cha)(人(ren)工小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)或(huo)煙小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong))擾亂(luan)市場,故(gu)(gu)取名為“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)”指(zhi)的是桐木及與桐木周邊相同海拔;相同地(di)域;用相同一種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)傳統(tong)工藝制作;品(pin)質相同,獨(du)具桂(gui)圓湯味的統(tong)稱(cheng)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”,“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)”既指(zhi)正(zheng)(zheng)確正(zheng)(zheng)宗的意義(yi),而“小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”是指(zhi)其茶(cha)樹品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)為小(xiao)(xiao)葉種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),且產地(di)地(di)域及產量(liang)受地(di)域的小(xiao)(xiao)氣候所(suo)限之意;故(gu)(gu)“正(zheng)(zheng)山(shan)小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”又稱(cheng)桐木關小(xiao)(xiao)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。